• Analysis of Psalm 22, continued:
    • Repeated terms
    • “Loaded” or powerful terms
    • Figures of speech
      • “enthroned upon the praises of Israel” (Psalm 22:3)
      • “I am a worm and not a man” (Psalm 22:6)
    • Parallelism
      • Couplets throughout (note Psalm 22:2)
      • A – Psalm 22:12-13 – enemy imagery
      • B – Psalm 22:14-15 – effect on speaker
      • A – Psalm 22:16 – enemy imagery
      • B – Psalm 22:17-18 – effect on speaker
    • Word play
      • “upon you I was cast from birth” (Psalm 22:10)
    • Reasons for God to intercede
      • Delivered in the past (Psalm 22:4-5)
      • Contradict the mockers (Psalms 22:8)
      • Trusted since birth (Psalm 22:9-10)
      • Vow of praise (Psalm 22:22,25)
    • Structure of the psalm
  • Analysis of Psalm 88
    • Identity of the speaker and addressee
      • Individual (Psalm 88:1)
      • Addresses God exclusively
    • Specific events under consideration
    • Setting of the Psalm in Hebrew worship
    • Use of diving names and descriptions of the relationship between the speaker and God
    • Repeated terms or phrases
    • “Loaded” or powerful terms
    • Figures of speech
    • Parallelism